Aug 12 Watch Calmer Markets Cap a Week of Investors ‘Being Smoked out of Safety Zone’ The closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday capped one of the market's wildest spells since the meltdown of 2008. In the end, the major U.S. stock indices only dropped a small percentage for the week. Judy… Continue watching
May 10 Elderly Folks at Home and the Curse of Internet Investing By Paul Solman The TreasuryDirect.gov homepage. Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and Web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Tuesday's query: Name: Chris Curry Question: The Bureau of the… Continue reading
May 10 Old Folks at Home and the Curse of Internet Investing Name: Chris Curry Question: The Bureau of the Public Debt sent a letter to account holders of Legacy Treasury Direct notifying them that the program was being phased out (in favor of the online TreasuryDirect system) beginning May 1, 2011. Continue reading
May 27 Do Mutual Funds Count as Savings? Question: You recently did a piece on savings, and it made me wonder. Every month, I shunt some money automatically into mutual funds (nothing to do with an official retirement account). The portion that is in a money market… Continue reading
May 05 Watch Finance Fallacy: Saving vs. Investing Understanding today's economy is hard enough without having to wrestle with popular misconceptions and misinformation. In a new series, Paul Solman and guests debunk the conventional wisdom to help make sense of our economic world. Continue watching
Feb 04 Why is Credit Extended to Companies and How Do They Make Their Payments? Question/Comment: Can you explain the how and why of credit that is extended to companies and how they make their payments? I understand credit to start new ventures, buy new equipment, hire a workforce, and the like but how do… Continue reading
Feb 03 How Much of My Investments Should Be in Gold? Question/Comment: How much of my investments should be in gold? Paul Solman: Unfortunately, I can’t possibly give you an answer to your question, except to say that none of my investments are in gold (or ever have been). Thus,… Continue reading
Oct 08 Is there any way to protect the U.S. or world markets? Question/Comment: Your presentation last night was clear and lively. Thanks. My question is: Is there ANY way to protect the U.S. or world markets from individuals and/or huge companies who may be lurking… Continue reading
Sep 22 If someone said to you, I have $100,000 of hard earned money saved, where would you invest it? Question/Comment: If someone said to you, I have $100,000 of hard earned money saved, where would you invest it? Paul Solman: In U.S. government TIPS, Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, I suppose. They pay an… Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch President Bush Signs Overhaul of Pension Plan Laws President Bush signed a pension reform bill into law Thursday, calling it the most sweeping reform in over 30 years at a White House signing ceremony. Economics Correspondent Paul Solman outlines the changes that promise to bolster pension funding and… Continue watching